The participants, who snapped up the tickets in just two days after the event was announced last March, were able to take it all off for the show "Discordia, Daughter of the Night".

They were then treated to a private cocktail party on the museum's roof.

"An incredible moment, what a success! Mindsets are changing and naturism is becoming commonplace," the nudists' association said.

The French capital has become increasingly attentive to fans of baring their all, with the city last year setting aside a designated patch for nudists in the Bois de Vincennes park to the east of the city.